Angelbear..You said Divas wanted to know what I have done to get myself in this predicament. Well, I will tell you, but it might seem sort of boring so feel free to quit reading at any point everyone! LOL I'm sort of embarrassed but here it goes....

To begin with, you must understand, I was/am a FLUFFY girl compare me to a nice big marshmellow or better yet one of those portly pickles the kids love to get at the store out of the jar! Sort of short but thick everywhere but top and bottom! I have been this way since my second son was born 24 years ago and broke my pelvis during delivery. No excuses...just fat..whoops I mean fact!!!lol

 

Okay on with the story...So all these years I've gone on with my life and have really enjoyed living, been active, played, had fun,etc. etc. never felt like I was missing out. However, as everyone knows I divorced four years ago and am now a single parent raising my two youngest kids and want to stick around.  So, I go to the Doctor's office for the dreaded two year physical..and she(the dr. is 12 years old if she is a day, blonde and beautiful of course!!!)says that I am diabetic need two different meds, my cholesterol is high, I am probably going to have a stroke and a heart attack, go blind and drop over dead...not necessarily in that order!!!! OMG!!!!! The day before I had been singing to Gwen Stefani and feeling like I had the world by the tail as I was sipping a MOO LATTE from Dairy Queen, thinking now this would be the way to go! LOL Suddenly..I was looking at going.  Whoops, rewind here.

 

So, I am still weigh(pun) too embarrassed to say how much I weighed at that point, but let me tell you that I was wearing some shirts that were a size 30. My bra size was a 46DDD.  My pants were a 24. (Okay for those of you easily shocked this is when you should be clicking to a new post!) I have somehow managed to shrink from 5'6" to 5'4 1/2". Things were not looking well....

 

This was in late December. I was irritated with the Dr. because I believed it was my fault for letting things get so out of hand. I told her I should be able to take responsibility for my diet and hopefully not need so many meds for diabetes. She thought I was crazy but agreed to let me try with only one med.  To date...I have managed to bring my blood sugars back to normal range.  My cholesteral levels are all down to normal ranges as well!  I am down to a 16/18 pants but my shirts are still size 24!  I think I have lost about 35 pounds but I haven't been able to get to the gym to weigh. 

 

I just quit eating fast food. I didn't drink a lot of pop with sugar but I don't drink any now. Occasionally I will have a glass of sweet tea but I make sure I don't eat a lot of bread(carbs) on that day.  I read somewhere that thin people stick to the same things usually..I've noticed that I have been doing that. Yogurt or cereal for breakfast. I eat a Healthy Choice meal for lunch and then a normal dinner.  If I get hungry during the day I eat some sort of granola bar. I watch the calories.  It's all about calories really. Fewer calories and exercise to burn more energy. I never eat more than 1,500 calories a day. I know that certain breads send my blood sugar through the roof.  I try to exercise at least three times a week and this is where I really need to work on things. I am sooo busy that I have had a hard time getting to the gym. I was losing so much faster when I was working out.  However, I would say the weight loss has boiled down to good old fashioned calorie counting and exercise. It's been easy for me so far.  But then when you are scared to death..some things are.  Now if I just knew what to do about the way my body is giving up this weight! LOL I still have a LONG LONG way to go! I must be in the middle of this journey and want to see it to the end. I'd love to hear from others who are trying as well. I think it might help. Take care every one and I wish luck to everyone who is trying to lose weight, isn't it hard? Gena